A Novel Cluster-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing with Double Adaptive Energy Thresholds and Multi-Bit Local Decision in Cognitive Radio

• Hiep-Vu Van,
• Insoo Koo,

Vol. 3, No. 5, October 29, 2009
10.3837/tiis.2009.05.003, Download Paper (Free):

• cognitive radio
• cooperative spectrum sensing
• optimal data fusion
• adaptive energy threshold
• multi-bit quantization

Abstract

The cognitive radio (CR) technique is a useful tool for improving spectrum utilization by detecting and using the vacant spectrum bands in which cooperative spectrum sensing is a key element, while avoiding interfering with the primary user. In this paper, we propose a novel cluster-based cooperative spectrum sensing scheme in cognitive radio with two solutions for the purpose of improving in sensing performance. First, for the cluster header, we use the double adaptive energy thresholds and a multi-bit quantization with different quantization interval for improving the cluster performance. Second, in the common receiver, the weighed HALF-voting rule will be applied to achieve a better combination of all cluster decisions into a global decision.

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